From one of our guest writers Liz Jenkins, here is a posting from one of her friends about the myths and realities of home organizing shows. Just a few for examples:
1. Myth: You can get your whole house organized in a day, or even three days.
Reality: The TV shows employ the use of teams of people working 10-12 hour days to organize an entire home. In real life, it is more likely to take you a few months, depending on how cluttered your house is, how often you work on organizing it, how quickly you work, and how many family members you have helping (or hindering) you. Even with a professional organizer at your side, expect to devote a few months to the project.
2. Myth: Hiring a professional organizer means hiring a drill sergeant or design snob, who will force you to throw away your things.
Reality: There may be some demanding, snobby organizers out there, but I’ve never met one. And if you do stumble across someone and are so unlucky as to hire him or her, you have every right to fire him or her. A good professional organizer is respectful of your decisions and non-judgmental of your possessions and why you choose to keep them. He or she will never force you to part with anything you don’t want to. You are the client, which means you have the final say in what stays and what goes. Always.
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Myths (and realities) of home organizing shows…blog post by Mary Jo Monroe [a fresh space]
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